Joshua Becker

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Your predisposition is not your future by Joshua Becker of becomingminimalist.com. And I'm Justin Malik, your personal narrator, reading blogs to you, mostly, but sometimes books, anything that I think will help you optimize your life.

Today's post being from Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist, but not really related to minimalism, more on the personal development side of things.

So let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

Your predisposition is not your future by Joshua Becker of becomingminimalist.com.

Tendencies, we all have them.

Some are positive, a sense of humor, a love for animals, or attention to detail, just to name a few.

thousands and thousands of people what's the best way if folks want to dive more into your books into your blog to learn more about all the things that you're involved in including any non-profits where would you send people or what would you want to point them well

thanks uh thanks for asking um joshua becker.com is um if you just want writing on how to own less stuff, becomingminimalist.com is my website, but joshuabecker.com is really the home hub for all the books that I've written and the different channels that I'm involved in and the nonprofits.

So that's where I'd send people.

Thank you.

It's never gonna do it.

And if you've never really opened a Bible, Joshua pointed to two books of the Bible, the Gospel of Mark, if you want action, or the Gospel of John, if you want the long conversations with Jesus himself, either one is a real place to start.

You can find Joshua's writing at joshuabecker.com and becomingminimalist.com. And if this conversation raised a question of your own, please send that question in.

That's genuinely where these episodes come from.

You know, there's so many people that I would love to list.

And it's not like, you know, I've interviewed the minimalists and Joshua Becker.

I've interviewed a lot of people in the minimalism sphere.

But I've also interviewed scientists and psychologists, you know, people who talk about, like Thais Gibson, she talks about relational attachment styles.

to our donation centers, our local donation centers here.

And then I've also, I don't know if you've heard of Joshua Becker.

He's a big minimalist.

And in fact, I've had him on my show and I've met him in person.

They're kind of stocked in their houses.

So for the last few years, we've been doing a lot of minimalism, working with Joshua Becker, my little friend here, Maura Blass.

She's awesome.

and got his certification even though I probably could have certified him we're kind of we teach each other but you know it's great to have him because he's phenomenal and I have friends with him and his wife and you know when I go to Arizona I meet up for coffee and whatever so it's real nice but people in the industry that know Understand mindset and understand why it's important to live with less and how much better your life can be are the people that I hang with.

If you tend to struggle with clutter in your home environment, the 12-12-12 method may just be able to help you counter that problem.

It was created by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist, and it's really gained a lot of attention online since, with many people saying it helped them transform their home into a more harmonious space.

It's a structured, accessible approach that can help you feel as comfortable in your mind as you are in your home.

What does the 12-12-12 part stand for then?

And you guessed it, the 12-12-12 method involves selecting 12 items from each category, helping to shift your focus from struggling to clean up to giving items a second life.

What if I'm not organized enough to manage something like that?

Well, Joshua Becker suggests taking it one room at a time.

And if you don't feel able to tackle it all in one day, that's also fine.

I think Marie Kondo, well, Marie Kondo would probably be the biggest with decluttering, and I separate decluttering and minimalism a little bit.

But minimalism you have Joshua Becker, you have, uh, The Minimalists, so Ryan Nicodemus and Joshua Fields.

It's funny to me, I feel like decluttering leans female, and the word minimalism leans male, and I think that is...

Man, is this the second time I'm gonna use the word sexist in this podcast? What, am I feeling fired up today? I'm a little bit s- little bit saucy here.

I don't know.

That's the whole side note.

For me, I don't feel like I want to be the next Joshua Becker, even though I love Joshua Becker, and I don't want to be the next Dana K.

White or whatever.

Listen in.

[gentle music] In his book Simplify, author and minimalist Joshua Becker says minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of anything that distracts us from it.

And so I say a soul minimalist is a person who does the same thing, but for her inner life.

It's someone who looks inward and intentionally elevates what you most value and work to remove what distracts you from it.

This can never be done perfectly, nor is it meant to be.

In fact, Joshua Becker himself, while he talks about minimalism more externally in our homes and in our spaces, he talks about it using the word becoming, becoming minimalist, and that's on purpose.

It's because it's a lifestyle.

It's an intentional posture.

It's a Minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily.

Seven helpful ideas to declutter on a busy schedule by Joshua Becker of becomingminimalist.com and I'm Justin Malik.

Happy Monday, welcome back to Optimal Living Daily where I read to you with permission from the authors.

We'll get right to our Minimalist Monday post as we optimize your life.

Seven helpful ideas to declutter on a busy schedule by Joshua Becker of becomingminimalist.com. For every minute spent minimizing possessions, an hour is earned.

People live busy lives, sometimes by choice, sometimes by circumstance.

Nevertheless, it is a reality of the world we live in.

For tips on getting started, begin your journey with easy steps, focusing on the most lived-in rooms in your home.